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Definition of dashboard in English:

dashboard

noun

1The panel facing the driver of a vehicle or the pilot of an aircraft, containing instruments and controls:

‘Scott looked at the clock on the dashboard’

‘If these features are available, they should be easily configurable via a simple electronic control panel on vehicle dashboards, and the defaults should favor quiet and discretion.’

‘A long dashboard reaches deep into the sloping windscreen with almost none of the bonnet visible as you peer over the dash.’

‘Tomorrow's vehicles will be loaded with personalizable electronic dashboards, navigation systems, entertainment/communication systems and a slew of services.’

‘The dashboard controls are clear, although on the model I tested the switchgear area largely featured blanks.’

‘I popped my orange disabled drivers badges on the dashboard and peered at the meter.’

‘Many devices today, from cell phones and laptop computers to automobile dashboards and aircraft instruments, contain wires and components bonded to plastic substrates that can bend without damaging the electronics.’

‘Controls on the dashboard allow the driver to turn the display on or off, select which information to display or adjust the image format.’

‘From the driver's viewpoint, the dashboard controls are a great improvement over those of the old version.’

‘It will be possible to put the at-a-glance guide on the dashboard or windscreen in the driver's line of sight.’

‘All the one-hour parking would be policed via time-discs with a clock displayed by drivers on their dashboard.’